Driftster

If I had the choice, i'd make mine RWD..Then AWD then FWD... FWD is fun, and produces some nice burnouts...But I don't like hopping tires..

Attaus

What about..

RSX
3000GT (VR-4)
300ZX (TT)
MR2 (New spyder or 1st gen Turbo)
Prelude (Gen IV or V)


...? All of them are great stock and even better modified. All very tunable. BTW - I dont know if your wife likes full blown manuals but the Gen V Prelude (97-01) has a tiptronic automatic tranny. Something to consider..

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Kirstyn

1st gen? I think you mean 2nd Gen Turbo MR2...

1mic

sorry fwd burnouts are
but for a daily driver fwds are good on gas and they're pretty cheap.
look for a scion tc or a sentra ser, those are pretty good cars for daily drivers that also offer some "ooomph".

Attaus

Wow. I'm really off tonight. Maybe I better call it quits. I guess the Spyder is 3rd gen. I was thinking it was 2nd gen, which again confused me. To further see my clumsiness look at the GT vs. F430 comparison and Ghalos' street racing story.

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igaboj

Yeah, the 1st gen was supercharged.

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S-Tune_S1

Id pick a Lancer Ralliart. 160 bhp . good economical car yet sporty.

igaboj

Scion tC gets 160 HP, and the TRD version gets 200 HP. It's a 2 door coupe too.

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SteveFX

Excellent post, Bubba. I fit into a Miata but even an X1/9 would be better for trips. I wish they made a coupe version; ragtops are for street cruising (I got hair).

I prefer RWD but the cheapest FWD fun on your list is the Sentra SE-R. They are so ordinary looking even with the spoiler that lots of dull (non-ricer/non-leadfoot) folks bought them. Just yesterday I had a run on a green light behind a stock SE-R driver who thought I wanted his lane; he romped a puff of grey smoke, indicating the car was not abused very much. There were lots of aftermarket mods available at one time.

There are lots of tinworm-free 2nd gen Mitsu "e-clips" in GA, but probably few turbos that haven't been abused.

What platform/drivetrain is a Scion TC built on anyway?

A Lexus IS300 offers Toyota reliabilty on a proven I-6 RWD drivetrain with a bit of weight. (How's the car search going, ckg690?)

RyTakahashi34

Well, first and foremost, I'd like to know how big of a backseat are we looking for here? Without considering backseat leg room, I would suggest a used RSX Type-S if possible. Their pretty good stock, and offer a multitude of suspension upgrades due to their popularity. I know that you said that a WRX is out of your wallet boundry, but I am assuming you are talking about a new one. What about a used EVO VII or WRX. 4-door, 4WD, both pretty nimble (although not as much as the Miata). I'm not sure how much a used one would cost, but I hope it's within your budget. Oh yes, and all are very tuner friendly as well.

TheCivicProject

hmm... This is a good question. I really like this, I'm actually thinking. Have we a set price limit to reach? What would be considered a Daily Driver? 30G and below? 25G and below?

For a DD, I'd have to say there isn't the best (one singularly), but there are a collective bunch. Personally, I'd pick the Toyota MR2 (mid 1990's), RSX-s, SRT-4 (american however), Miata, Celica, Peugot 206

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Driftster

Dude...You are 100% out of your mind. You obviously don't want to live to see the age of 40(if not there yet)....Putting a woman behind the wheel of a 280HP RWD car or a 310HP AWD car is one of the dumbest ideas i've seen in a long while.

The Mr2 is a good idea, except it's still RWD! Prelude/RSX = only good sudgestions.

hks85

in the last year you have got to be the stupidest !@#$ i have seen post in a forum. first off im not a women. dont classify people by the they look, but rather how they perform. ex: i had a friend a wail back (guy not girl) who had a almost stock supra tt that he crashed because he didnt know how to drive it. wail taking a hard corner he sliped the rear tires and went off the road. my girlfriend? she has a 94' RX7 with a T78 makeing over 420hp to the wheels as well as an 05' R1.

your one of those guys who would never challange a girl to something for fear of a lose. "OMG I Lost To A GIRL!!!" get a life man...

beemerd

If that a Fiat X1/9 you talking about, it a damm nice little car

Bubba

Yes, she likes manual shift. RSX is a good choice, as is an MR2 or a Prelude. She works downtown at Columbus State University and parks around a bunch of people who are less than concerned about things like door dings and other stuff that happens to cars in an urban parking lot. I've heard the 3000GTVR4 is not very reliable. Is this true? All of the 3000Gtvr4's I see come up for sale are ridden hard and put away wet.

I do see nice 3000GTVR4's but they don't seem to come up for sale when I ahve the cash in hand to buy them.

Chris